backload noun & verb. ['baklǝʊd] E18.
[from BACK- + LOAD noun & verb.]
A. noun.
1. An amount that can be carried on the back. E18.

2. A cargo carried by a vehicle returning to its base. E19.
b. verb.
1. verb intrans. Of a cargo vehicle: return to its base carrying a new load; be loaded with a cargo for its return journey. M20.

2. verb trans. Defer the bulk of (expenditure, fees, etc.) until the latter part of a certain period of time. Chiefly US. L20.

■ backloaded adjective (of payment, etc.) deferred until the latter part of a period of time L20.

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